The dead Shall Rise upon the WII

MarkHall

This press release is from Capcom U.S.A.'s website.
CAPCOM® ANNOUNCES DEAD RISING: CHOP TIL YOU DROP
Wii Gamers Prepare For a Zombie Invasion

Taking advantage of the same proven technology that brought Resident Evil® 4 so successfully to Wii, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop delivers a more immersive, intuitive and interactive experience as players use the Wii Remote to shoot, slash and bludgeon their way through a zombie infested shopping mall, fighting for survival.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop’s infectious humor delivers some welcome relief from the incessant tide of zombies with players able to dress Frank up in a variety of comedic costumes and take on the undead hordes with a selection of improvised and sometimes highly ineffective weapons such as a toy sword or a football.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop includes the following features:
• Utilizes the same engine as Resident Evil 4 Wii edition.
• New level of interaction – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii Remote functionality
• Huge environment – expansive indoor and outdoor areas of the mall provide a variety of different locations to explore
• Improved save functionality allows for more seamless gameplay
• Hoards of enemies on screen at once resulting in non-stop, pulse-pounding action
• Anything in the mall is at Frank’s disposal
• Grab environmental objects like umbrellas and benches to use as improvised weapons
• Snatch items from different stores to use as weapons including golf clubs, lawnmowers, frying pans and more
• Consume food and drink to revive health



The early graphics look a bit ropey, but hopefully they'll polish it all up.

I never liked the controls on the XBox version or the annoying save options. RE4 has a fantastic control system, so great news for me. RE4 on the GC is one of the finest games I've ever played, and to date the only one that has inspired me to contact the developer. Is the Wii version worth getting as well?

Dead Rising 2 looks like being a Blue Castle (Vancouver based team run by ex-Electronic Arts bods) project, who recently released their first title (!) - a baseball game (!!!). Confidence is low.

Syke

I like the RE4 similarities but I do prefer the atmosphere for RE over a comedy game

MarkHall wrote: »

RE4 on the GC is one of the finest games I've ever played, and to date the only one that has inspired me to contact the developer. Is the Wii version worth getting as well?

Yes, the control system makes it a whole new game. It should be cheap too (in the US it is now under 20 dollars). It also has all the PS bonus stuff

MarkHall

Cool. Has put it on list of things to get this week.

speedboatchase

If they fix the save system then fair dues but cant say im too excited about paying for a ropey looking version of a game I already bought two years ago

fitz0

The thing I really loved abour DR on 360 was the amount of zombies on screen at once. i dont think the Wii can do the same but if they manage to do it then it will be great. We'll have to wait and see.